Superman #16
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| Writer | Peter J. Tomasi, Patrick Gleason |
| Artist | Doug Mahnke, Jorge Jimenez |
| Cover Price | $2.99 |
"MULTIPLICITY" finale! Superman, New Super-Man and Justice Incarnate make their last stand against their multiverse-spanning foe, and the Man of Steel discovers another clue to the truth of his existence.
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We Got This Covered - Sergio Pereira
Feb 01, 2017Superman #16 is an emotional and powerful end to the "Multiplicity" story arc. Read Full Review
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Big Comic Page - Chris Bennett
Feb 01, 2017Gleason and Tomasi have made me care about Superman again. This series is that good. An amazing start to the year, then, and proof once again that this is how superhero comics are meant to be - fun and packed with action. Oh, and for what its worth, that last page is a doozy. Read Full Review
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ComiConverse - Kyle King
Feb 04, 2017The final chapter in the Multiplicity arc gets to the heart of the matter by presenting Grant Morrison's grand themes in a manner more direct than dense. Read Full Review
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9.5
Comicsverse - Aaron Berke
Feb 03, 2017Tomasi and Gleason craft an emotionally powerful conclusion to "Multiplicity," reminding readers that hope burns brightest for Superman. Read Full Review
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8.5
AIPT - David Brooke
Feb 01, 2017Superman #16 sees a fine conclusion to the story arc that ties well into the growing battle DC is forging via its The Watchmen connections. It's nice to see a story arc end so quickly with little hubbub even though the stakes are worthy of an event caliber story. Read Full Review
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8.0
Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles
Feb 01, 2017This book has been such a winner this quick arc with such roller coaster art is a mild disappointment. But even on that level, Superman constantly pushes the levels and resets expectations of what to expect in a Superman title. Read Full Review
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8.0
DC Comics News - Derek McNeil
Feb 01, 2017This was a great romp with tons of alternate Earth Supermen along for the ride, and a bit of foreshadowing about the Rebirth storyline. This was another astounding issue in what is one of DC's foremost series. Read Full Review
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8.0
Supergirl Comic Box Commentary - Anj
Feb 03, 2017But that return of all powers in one panel and the brief fight seemed to be too swift an ending for the arc given the prior buildup. Now maybe this will all be explained. And maybe this is just a puzzle piece in bigger story. Still, I felt a little let down by how quickly it all unfolded. Still very good. But I wanted something mind-blowing and spectacular. Read Full Review
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7.5
Multiversity Comics - Matt Lune
Feb 06, 2017A quintessential Superhero comic that still manages to squeeze in some timely, inspiring words of hope in between the multiversal madness. Read Full Review
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7.0
Newsarama - David Pepose
Feb 02, 2017"Multiplicity" was an interesting experiment for this creative team, but here's hoping they get back to doing some of the more grounded work that defined the early part of their run. Read Full Review
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5.8
Weird Science - Eric Shea
Feb 01, 2017Things and stuff happen here, but for the most part they just happen and I don't have an explanation about how or why. We just rush to a conclusion so we can get a interesting cliffhanger and that's about it. Luckily, we had awesome art all the way through........ it's just...... we didn't have much of a story at all. Read Full Review
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5.8
IGN - Jesse Schedeen
Feb 01, 2017Superman #16 is a disappointing read considering the quality of the previous two chapters of this story and the series as a whole. This issue lacks scope in terms of both the visual presentation and the way the final battle between good and evil unfolds. There are isolated character moments and images that stand out, but they aren't enough to wrap up "Multiplicity" in the way it deserves. Read Full Review
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5.0
Comics: The Gathering - Ryan.L
Feb 01, 2017Hopefully the next arc will bring this series back to the level we know it can deliver. This is an alright finale to a pretty meh arc. I'd say pass on it and pick up the next one as you aren't going to miss anything major in the over arcing Superman story. Read Full Review
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4.0
Newsarama - Kat Calamia
Feb 06, 2017In concept, bringing every Super-person into a Superman book should be a fun adventure, but sadly "Multiplicity" tells its story with such super-speed that readers might struggle to catch up. Three issues were far from enough to tell the heavy story Tomasi tried to build in this short story arc, making this conclusion fall short from its iconic inspirations. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS
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8.5
Not a bad ending to the Multiplicity run, but it did feel like a lot of loose ends were left open. I still enjoy this comic, but I think this arc was not as strong as the past few. I am ready for the Superman Reborn run which I hope answer most of the mysteries surrounding the Superman family.
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8.0
Oz is scheming, we get it... Outside of the fact that I am overjoyed Captain Carrot is not a pet bunny anymore, I thought this issue kind of demolishes some of the excellent things Grant Morrison did with Multiversity. While it was nice to revisit a lot of the characters (I loved Multiversity by the way, PHUCKING LOVED IT!!) I thought it took away some of the more mysterious elements of the many earths that Morrison crafted. Does every earth have to become a culling ground for some evil baddie only to be saved by the Earth Prime heroes?? Also New Super-Man's meeting with our standard Big Blue could've been more interesting than eating dim sum on the rooftop where Batman could've potentially left his DNA all over when hanging out with Cat. G more
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8.0
Very good conclusion to what was a fun 3-issue arc.
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7.5
Comic Book Review (7.5/10) "Good!" Superman #16 "Multiplicity Conclusion" Writer: Peter J. Tomasi/ Patrick Gleason Penciller: Tony S. Daniel/ Clay Mann Plot: Prophecy has beaten Superman and drained his powers and now he is stuck in the mass grave along with the other depowered Supermen and Superwomen of the other universes. The Justice League Incarnate stand together to make one last stand against Prophecy and his minions... My favorite part of this issue was the interaction between Superman and Kenan, and the most "meh" thing to me was the death of Racer. He just showed up in this issue, and died making the space ship for the Justice League Incarnate, but the issue didn't really explain why he died. Maybe he was running too fast more
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7.0
This arc started with a great premise but ultimately fell flat. In this last issue, the plot is quite weak, the dialogues are rather clunky and the villain is very uninteresting. DC's multiverse is tremendously rich and it isn't exploited to its full potential in this story. The ending is intriguing but this kind of "Rebirth teasing" cliff-hanger starts being repetitive and I hope we'll begin getting answers soon. Regarding the artwork, Tony Daniel and Clay Mann deliver a solid work. However, in the span of three issues, six different (and excellent) pencillers worked on this title. I understand the difficulty of producing bi-weekly comics, but I greatly prefer when each arc is illustrated by a single art team.
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7.0
The arc as a whole was pretty underwhelming considering its scope. Tomasi and Gleason at least get the characterisations of the different multiversal iterations of Superman, but, for such a large threat, the resolution was really underwhelming. It's a pity as well since the reintroduction of the multiversal concepts last seen in The Multiversity or Final Crisis was really intriguing.
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6.5
oh well! a cheap and easy ending with zero impact!
i mean, over the course of the story there were plenty of deaths, but i felt NOTHING for any of the characters!
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6.0
Fairly anti-climatic. To be honest, my favorite part of the Superman series so far was the father-sun dynamic and with Jon missing from this arc, I felt myself losing interest. Thankfully, next issue will be family man Clark again.
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5.5
Multiversity was a story that this fan could have done without.
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5.0
Well that was a bunch of nothing.
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